When your zoning reform to allow a new kind of housing works, you don& #39;t need fancy statistics to prove that it works. Exhibit C: ADU applications & completions in California are up many times the pre-reform rate. https://twitter.com/dagarciajr/status/1301207804129099776">https://twitter.com/dagarciaj...

Exhibit B: Palisades Park allows side-by-side duplexes by right in most of the city. The city is FULL of these, with the result that population has nearly doubled since it was first & #39;built out& #39;. https://www.google.com/maps/@40.845167,-73.9901678,3a,75y,110.08h,94.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spQGSRlSWxOYbFaLyWpYvUg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192">https://www.google.com/maps/@40....

Exhibit A: In 1998, Houston cut it& #39;s minimum lot size to 3,500 sq ft or less, with tiny setbacks and a 75 foot height limit (or no limit). The result is thousands of new townhouses on subdivided single-family lots in desirable neighborhoods.

By contrast, Minneapolis& #39; dearth of triplex applications, unless that changes in the next year, indicates that something about its reform hasn& #39;t worked. You don& #39;t need me to run a fancy study on this. http://www.citypages.com/news/triplex-building-permits-requested-in-minneapolis-this-year-3/572278171">https://www.citypages.com/news/trip...